A chorus of disapproval has greeted moves by the Environmental Protection Agency to dismiss advisers on air quality, as scrutiny of the Trump administration’s approach to science continues.
Andrew Wheeler, the acting administrator of the EPA, announced on 10 October that he had appointed five members to the seven-person Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, as required by the Clean Air Act. But policy watchers including the Union of Concerned Scientists swiftly pointed out that the EPA also appeared to have disbanded a panel reviewing particulate matter, and given responsibility for this to the Casac.
The move came as the Trump administration’s approach to science advice is under huge scrutiny. Many government agencies are facing questions over topics ranging from health to climate change.
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